Epstein Secrets

ave the inherent authority to compel pretrial disclosure of the identities of government witnesses. See United States v. Cannone, 528 F.2d 296, 301 (2d Cir. 1975). Such disclosure is warranted when there is a specific showing that the disclosure is material to the preparation of the defense and reasonab

outweigh the privacy interests of alleged victims referenced in the indictment and warrant the disclosure of their identities. See United States v. Warme, No. 09CR19A, 2009 WL 427111, at *2 (W.D.N.Y. Feb. 20, 2009) (ordering government to disclose identity of sex crime victim where "defendant's abili

574 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 38 Filed 08/10/20 Page 4 of 6 The Honorable Alison J. Nathan August 10, 2020 Page 4 See Warme, 2009 WL 427111, at *2 (ordering government to disclose identity of sex crime victim where "the government has not demonstrated that disclosing the

, 301 (2d Cir. 1975), although the opinion acknowledged the ability of district courts to compel disclosure of the identity of government witnesses, the Second Circuit reversed for abuse of discretion the district court's decision to do so in that case because the defendant there, as here, had made "only an abstrac

etion of discovery production and in the context of pretrial motions. Those circumstances plainly are not present here. Finally, in United States v. Warme, a Western District of New York opinion from 2009 that has never been cited by another court, although the Court ' The Defense Letter states that t

, 301 (2d Cir. 1975), although the opinion acknowledged the ability of district courts to compel disclosure of the identity of government witnesses, the Second Circuit reversed for abuse of discretion the district court's decision to do so in that case because the defendant there, as here, had made "only an abstrac

etion of discovery production and in the context of pretrial motions. Those circumstances plainly are not present here. Finally, in United States v. Warme, a Western District of New York opinion from 2009 that has never been cited by another court, although the Court ' The Defense Letter states that t